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The following is
a heartrending narrative of the condition of Hindus inhabiting No. 7, No. 9, No. 10 and No. 11 Kumrakhali villages
under the jurisdiction of police station of Basanti in South 24 Paraganas
district. The fierce disorder now prevailing in these villages commenced on
October 16 on the day of Bakri Id/Eid ul-Adha when a handful of Muslim youths forcefully
closed down shops in Rampur Bazar under the authority of police station of
Sandeshkhali. As the majority of shops there are owned by Hindus such an abrupt
diktat angered them a lot. While they tried their best to convince the Muslim
youths of the problems of shutting down shops and the consequent
financial losses, nothing could be achieved. Meanwhile, the tension reached
Sanfuipara in No. 9 Kumrakhali village and an altercation ensued between the Hindu
and Muslim youths. The situation could have been checked but the attack on
local and venerated Panchanan Thakur temple spoiled the remaining chances.
Hindus reacted strong…

An
altercation on a minor issue soon turned ugly on the day of Maha
Saptami , 10th October, in Narkeldanga area of
Kolkata. It started when a few Muslim youths approached the Milan Sangha puja
committee at Narkeldanga main road and instructed the members to stop the
microphone during their ensuing namaaz. Their posture and demeanour was
unusually aggressive, which infuriated the members. The matter aggravated
further when a police sergeant forcefully stopped the microphone; very soon the
defiant members of puja committee turned it back on and continued to telecast
the mangala stotram. As the time of namaaz was drawing nearer, Muslims
youths went to the Narkeldanga mosque but after an hour they were found to
approach Milan Sangha puja committee once more. The same group was joined now
by a large number of Muslim youths armed with weapons including sticks, swords
and daggers. Very soon they began to pillage the puja pandal. While the deity
was stoned, the priest suffered severe injurie…

The savage bid of Mohammed
Allatali Gayen to molest Joba Mandal, wife of Sishukumar Mandal, has lead to
deep resentment among their neighborhood. The victim is 30 years old and
resident of Rajbari Purbapara under the jurisdiction of
Sandeshkhali police station in the district of South 24 Paraganas.
And the persistent unwillingness of police to initially register the couple’s
complaint against the culprit has intensified the anger. Sishukumar is a vendor
by profession. On 25th September, Sishukumar returned to his residence from
local crematorium aftermidnight. Because of strong emotional
tussle after cremating a close relative along with the hard labor that comes
with his job, he got asleep soon. Abiding by the Hindu custom, he was in
veranda while Joba was inside. At around1.30 am, Mohammed Allatali Gayen who is son
of Kouhar Gayen and infamous for his licentious conducts, entered Shishukumar’s
residence in search of Joba. But once he tried to cross Sishukumar, the later
grabbed his …

Baby Debnath, 29 years old lady
and daughter of late Haren Chandra Debnath, is a resident of Arjunpur village
under the jurisdiction of police station of Gazole in Malda district. The
following is a harrowing tale of an innocent girl who has joined the bandwagon
of unfortunate girls betrayed by the saga of love jihad. According to her own
testimony, Mahbul Alam, son of Habiruddin Sarkar inhabiting the same village,
promised her a job seven years back from today. Under his sway she went to
several places under one false pretext or the other. She was also compelled to
gratify his carnal desires that led to her pregnancy. When Baby confronted her
with her situation, Mahbul assured to marry her and also to let her follow
religion. Within the next few days, a nikahnama (Islamic marriage) took place
where her name was changed to Baby Sultana without her own knowledge! But when
she gave birth to a girl child dashing Mahbul’s hopes for a son, life quickly
turned into a hell for her. Mahbul
Ala…

On 19th September at
around11.30 pm, Makhan Sarkar (age
47), resident of Amdoba village under the jurisdiction of Bagda police
station in the district of 24 Paraganas (North) was returning from nearby
Helenchbazar in his own auto rickshaw. Makhan had gone to the market to listen
toBaulor folk songs that are characteristic
of rural Bengal. He was driving fast but midway at Malipota in Dhutraberia, he
was stopped by 4 persons who happened to be his next-door neighbours. After
Makhan asked them about the reason for stopping his vehicle, all of them
pounced down on Makhan as if to kill him. The assailants were Banki Billa
Mandal, son of Kousher Ali Mandal, Samsuddin Mandal, son of Rezzaq Mandal,
Mafizul Mullah, son of Syed Ali Mullah, Ramjan Ali Mir, son of Moniruddin Mir.
It has been learnt later on that the attack was neither a spontaneous act of
any provocation nor an attempt to rob Makhan but a carefully executed plan to
murder him and seize his auto rickshaw.With
this end in view, th…

Archana
Biswas, 17 year old daughter of Haridas Biswas, is blind and lives in the
village of Uttar Mahakalguri of Shamuktala police station in the district of
Jalpaiguri. She is a student of Class VIII at Shamuktala Girls’ School and is
known to be a polite, decent girl in the neighbourhood as well. She got
introduced to 19 year old Amjad Ali living in the village of Barokata of
Shamuktala police station following the marriage ceremony of a girl from
Amjad’s village into her native place at Uttar Mahakalguri. Amjad used to
frequently visit Uttar Mahakalguri but feigned as a Hindu to endear himself to
Archana. During his encounters with Archana, he also promised to marry her come
what may. On 20thSeptember,
2013, it has come to knowledge that Amjad asked Archana to visit Kamakhyaguri
under the jurisdiction of the police station of Kumargram. Back home after
failing to notice her, Archana’s relatives and neighbours started an intense
search to find her. Soon the entire episode of Archan…

The
death of 15 year old Class X Pritisha Maity, student at local Rajnagar
Srinathgram Banividyapith due to a car accident on 27th September at 9.30 am in
Ukiler Bazaar area of Kakdwip in South 24 Paraganas district is an unfortunate
incident. However, the communal clashes that ensued and its escalating
intensity testify how far the social relation has been vitiated. Following the
accident, Pritisha was taken to nearby Kakdwip hospital where she was declared
dead on arrival. The news infuriated local people and as a result, they
devastated the vehicle liable for the accident. Meanwhile, a few Hindu youths
from Kakdwip went to Ukiler Bazaar and blocked the thoroughfare there to
protest. Tyres, along with parts of a desolate van were also burnt to
strengthen the protest and vent anger. Some youths even went to Namkhana to
protest, all of which confirm that the protest was spontaneous, devoid of any
communal overtone. Meantime,
the protest at Ukiler Bazaar remained unabated with little si…